Ntumba Luaba is the Human Rights

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 Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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 (DR of the Congo).http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/1255.cfm Prior to his current appointment, Ntumba was a Professor of Public International Law

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 in Kinshasa

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. He was one of the persons, who represented the DR of the Congo at the International Court of Justice

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 at the Hague

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.http://www.icj-cij.org/icjwww/idocket/icrw/icrwcrs/crw_icr_2005_17_20050704.htm

In May 2003, Ntumba was forced to seek refuge at UN

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 controlled facilities during a local bloodbath that killed more than 112 people. This incident was one of several in recent years in which Ntumba's personal safety was threatened by continued internal violence. A year earlier, in 2002, Ntumba was held hostage for a week by Hema

Hema people

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 militants in Bunia

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before being released unharmed.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3024441.stm
Ntumba Luaba held several positions in DRC's government such as MP, deputy minister of justice, minister of human rights, secretary general of government. He was the Director of the national DDR program until his appointement as DRC's representative and executive secretary of the CEPGL (Great Lakes Economic Community).